Polar bear amigurumi
Designed and photos by Elena Timakova
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Translated by Amiguroom Toys
Materials:
- Plush yarn 100-120g/100m: Dolce от YarnArt or Dolphin baby or Himalaya (white and mint colour)
- Hook 3.5 mm
- Fine yarn for a scarf
- Plastic eyes (sewing eyes)
- Embroidery yarn for a nose
Abbreviations:
R = row
mc = magic circle
ch = chain
sc = single crochet
inc = 2 sc in the next stitch
dec = single crochet 2 stitches together
BLO = back loop only
FLO = front loop only
F.o. = finish off
(12) = number of stitches you should have at the end of the round/row
(…) *6 = repeat whatever is between the brackets the number of times stated
Crochet polar bear free amigurumi pattern
Arms (make 2)
With white colour:
R 1: 2 ch, 6 sc into 2nd chain from hook (6)
R 2: inc*6 (12)
R 3-4: 12 sc (2 rows)
R 5: 5 sc, dec, 5 sc (11)
R 6: 9 sc, dec (10)
R 7-8: 10 sc (2 rows)
R 9: 10 sc (10)
Stuff gently.
Fold top of arm flat and 5 sc FLO through both sides across.
Head and body (one piece)
Beginning of the row is in the middle of the back.
With white colour:
R 1: 2 ch, 6 sc into 2nd chain from hook (6)
R 2: inc*6 (12)
R 3: (1 sc, inc)*6 (18)
R 4: (2 sc, inc)*6 (24)
R 5: (7 sc, inc)*3 (27)
R 6: 3 sc, inc, 8 sc, inc, 8 sc, inc, 5 sc (30)
R 7-8: 30 sc (2 rows)
R 9: 8 sc, inc, 3 sc, inc, 5 sc, inc, 3 sc, inc, 7 sc (34)
R 10: 8 sc, inc, 2 sc, inc, 11 sc, inc, 2 sc, inc, 7 sc (38)
R 11-12: 38 sc (2 rows)
R 13: 8 sc, dec, (2 sc, dec)*2, 3 sc, dec, (2 sc, dec)*2, 7 sc (32)
R 14: 32 sc
With mint colour:
R 15: (7 sc, inc)*4 (36)
R 16: 7 sc, 5 sc together with sc of the 1st hand, 12 sc, 5 sc together with sc of the 2nd hand, 7 sc (36)
R 17: (4 sc, inc)*3, 6 sc, (inc, 4 sc)*3 (42)
R 18: 16 sc, (inc, 4 sc)*2, inc, 15 sc (45)
R 19-20: 45 sc (2 rows)
R 21: 18 sc, (inc, 3 sc)*2, inc, 18 sc (48)
R 22-25: 48 sc (4 rows)
R 26: (10 sc, dec, 5 sc, dec)*2, 10 sc (44)
R 27: 3 sc, dec, 10 sc, (dec, 2 sc)*3, dec, 10 sc, dec, 3 sc (38)
R 28-30: 38 sc (3 rows)
Use marker at 21st sc.
Stuff.
Don’t cut the yarn.
Continue to crocheting legs.
After 30th row you have 38 sc: 16 sc for the 1st leg, 3 sc for a belly, 16 sc for the 2nd leg, 3 sc for a back.
Left leg
R 1: 16 sc round (16)
R 2: 4 sc, dec, 4 sc, dec, 4 sc(14)
R 3: 14 sc
R 4: 4 sc, dec, 2 sc, dec, 4 sc (12)
R 5: 6 dec (6)
F.o.
Right leg
R 1: join the yarn to the 21th sc at R 30, 16 sc round (16)
R 2: 4 sc, dec, 4 sc, dec, 4 sc (14)
R 3: 14 sc
R 4: 4 sc, dec, 2 sc, dec, 4 sc (12)
R 5: 6 dec (6)
F.o.
Stuff the legs through the hole between legs, than sew this hole.
Ears (make 2)
With white colour:
R 1: 2 ch, 8 sc into 2nd chain from hook (8)
Scarf
Make chains as long as you wish.
R 1: from the 2nd ch from hook: sc to the end of row, turn
R 2: ch, FLO sc to the end of row, turn
R 3: ch, BLO sc to the end of row, turn
R 4: ch, FLO sc to the end of row, turn
R 5: ch, BLO sc to the end of row, turn
R 6: ch, FLO sc to the end of row.
Assembly
1. Sew ears to the head on Rnd 4-5.
2. Sew eyes at the level of Rnd 8, at the distance of 4 stitches from each other.
3. Embroider a nose at the R 9.
4. Make a navel on the R 23.